aside
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Many Jews see the Ra’am party, which bills itself as pragmatic and willing to set aside topics like Palestinian statehood for bread-and-butter politics, as more acceptable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
You have no children and, aside from your mortgage, no debt.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
Reggie Absolom, “Club Kid” “Dismal box office aside, there’s a lot of passion for ‘Digger’ burbling up from the internet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
She makes sure the store is a safe gathering point for homeless people—some of them are her former students—and sets aside old tires for them to use.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
Jason poured the curdled blue corn into a bowl set aside for their two backyard dogs.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Lennon, a founding member of comedy troupe the State and creator of the cult comedy series “Reno 911!,” is a secret weapon, a cruise missile of targeted timing and hilarious asides.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
The pressure of the occasion, the scrutiny he will face, the deftness with which he handles questions, the attacks, the barbs, the asides, will all be key to how the public perceive him.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Though a few ideological asides do provide some additional color as the night goes on.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
She throws every tangentially relevant piece of information she can—talking points, asides about old campaigns, recommendations for where to spend time in Detroit, references to bills she’s worked on—into each response.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
She wrote with an endearing, intelligent voice, and her entries were filled with self-deprecating humor and witty, sardonic asides.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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